Locking means for hand-bags and the like.



M. ZINN.

LOCKING MEANS FOR HAND BAGS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-30,1913- Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

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MARTIN ZINN', OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LOCKING MEAN-S FOR HAND-BAGS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Application filed December 30, 1913. Serial No. 809,489.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN ZINN, a citizen of the United States, residing at'New' York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looking Means for Hand- Bags and the like, of which the following ticularly directed to the provision of a locking device, which will overcome the objections raised to those now in use for the purposes explained.

In the present form of locking devices I for hand bags, satchels and the like, the

" tributed to the fact that the opposed surfaces of the locking members in rubbing across each other, owing to the contour, have a tendency to throw the sides of the frame out of alinement and this frequently results in rendering the bag or satchel in connection with which this type of locking device is employed, unfit for use.

The object of the present invention .is to remedy the objectionable features heretofore explained and to provide a locking device for hand bags, satchels, and the like which may be economically manufactured, will possess great durability, and will be so constructed that the operation thereof will in no wise subject the fabric of the bag or the frame to any strain, which, of course, will materially increase the life of the bag.

A further object of my invention is to provide a locking device of the character aforesaid, which will be most compact, which may be operated with great facility,

and which will embody features of construc tion to render it impossible for the bag, of which it is a part, to become accidentally opened as frequently happens with bags employing the spherical 'or similar interlocking knobs. r

My invention further comprehends alocking device for satchels, hand bags, and the like, wherein the locking means are positioned on, opposite parts of the bag or satchel frame and are so arranged that each knob engages a portion of the opposite frame, the locking members at no time in their operation coming into contact or engagement with each other, and their location on the frame being such that the bag or satchel to which they are'applied may be readily opened and closed and when closed, will be positively locked.

I shall now proceed to describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings and then point out with more particularity the essential and novel elements thereof in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a portion of a hand bag showing the frame thereof with my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a fragment of the frame illustrating myimproved locking device, and Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation on the line A+A of Fig.2.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, 7 indicatesa bag frame of the usual type, which is made in two parts and is hinged or pivoted at 8, the fabric or leather 9 forming the bag, being secured within the frame in the well-known manner. I

Positioned on the upper edges of each of the frame members and intermediate of the ends thereof, is a locking member 10 comprising a bracket 11 which is secured to the top of the frame member by rivets 12, this bracket having an inwardly directed extension 13, which carries the locking member 10, this locking member being formed pref erably with a spherical head to facilitate the manipulation thereof by the fingers of i the frame diagonally Opposite to each other and of a suitable distance apart so that they in no wise come in contact with each other and will at the same time afford of the application of sufficientleverage to permit of the opening and closing of the bag of which they are a part with facility. At its lower I which the frames of hand bags, satchels and the like is made, usuallypossesses more or less resiliency, so that when the sides of the frames are pressed together by pressure applied to the spherical heads of the locking members 10, on the sides of the frame members 7, the depending lugs or projections 14:, which are semi-spherical in contour, readily ride over the upper edges of the frame members and seat themselves within the detents or apertures 15. I have found that by the employment of this type of locking device, a most effective lock is produced and the possibility of the bag accidentally becoming opened is reduced to a minimum. However, in order to effectually guard against any possibility of accidental opening of the bag, I have found it desirable to provide an auxiliary locking means, which consists of a collar 16, having an arm 17 pivoted to one of the frame members at 18. This collar is preferably of the configuration shown to encircle the locking members 10 and on each side thereof, I form a depending car 19, which is adapted to frictionally engage with the outside of its contiguous frame member, so that when the bag has been closed in the manner heretofore explained, the auxiliary locking collar 16 may be pressed down and seated in the position shown in Fig. 3, the contracted portions of the ears 19 lying in close frictional contact with the outer sides of the two frame members 7. It is obvious that by this arrangement, the auxiliary look-- ing collar 16 will maintain the sides of the frame in locked condition and prevent the accidental opening of the bag, which might result from pressure being applied to the frame members of the locking members 10 in some untoward manner. When it is desired to unlock the bag, it is apparent that all that is necessary is to raise the auxiliary locking collar 16 to the position shown in Fig. 1, when the bag may be readily opened by manipulating the locking members 10 in the usual manner.

/Vhile I have described my invention with particular reference to the structure herein illustrated, it is manifest that various changes in the details thereof may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new herein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A locking device for the frame of a hand bag or the like, comprising a resilient metal L-shaped member, having a portion adapted to be positioned upon each of the opposite sections of the frame and extending longitudinally thereof, means for securing said portion to the frame member, whereby a part thereof will be capable of yielding, a detent formed on each of said L-shaped members and adapted to engage a recess .in the opposite frame section, and means for manipulating said L-shaped mem bers to efl'ect the disengagement of the detents and recesses.

2. The combination with a frame for hand bags and the like, having two supporting members hinged together, of a locking de vice for said frame, embodying an L-shaped member formed of resilient metal mounted on each frame member, means for rigidly securing said L-shaped member to said frame member, whereby a portion thereof extending longitudinally of said frame memher will be capable of a yielding movement in a substantially vertical plane, a detent formed on the transversely extending portion of said L-shaped member and arranged for engagement with a recess on the opposite frame member, a manipulating knob carried by each of said extensions, and an auxiliary locking device hinged to one of said frame'members and capable of engagement with said knobs to move them toward each other to effect the engagement of said detents and said recesses.

3. The combination with a frame for hand bags and the like, having two supporting members hinged together, of a locking device for said frame, embodying an L-shaped member formed of resilient metal mounted on each frame member, a portion thereof extending inwardly toward the opposite frame member, a hemi-spherical protuberance formed on each of said extensions, and adapted to engage a detent in the opposite frame member, a manipulating knob carried by each of said extensions, whereby each of said protuberances may be moved into engagement with the detents on the opposite frame members, and an auxiliary locking device, having an arm pivoted to one of said. frame members, and contracted portions parallel to said frame members and adapted to frictionally engage therewith to maintain said protuberances in engagement with the detents on said frame members.

The combination with a frame for hand bags and the like, having two supporting members hinged together, of a locking device for said frame, each mounted on one of said supporting members and having in wardly directed portions arranged to frictionally engage the opposite frame member, a manipulating knob formed on each of said extensions and an auxiliary locking device having an arm pivoted to one of said frame members and conformed to frictionally engage said manipulating knobs, to lock said 10 frame members together, whereby portions of said auxiliary locking device will lie in frictional contact With the outer sides of said frames.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of tWo subscribing Wit- 15 Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. 

